Saint Olof’s Church was among the biggest and most sumptuous churches in Visby in the early years of the 13th century. The church is named after the canonized King of Norway, Olof Haraldsson.
Saint Olof is believed to have played a part in the conversion of Gotland to Christianity andSaint Olof is portrayed in many of the churches in Gotland.
This church was a basilica i.e. had a tall nave and lower north and south aisles. Parts of the west tower are all that now remains.
The walls of the church were demolished after the Middle Ages and the stone was used for buildings in Visby.
